How long does it take to finish law school?

[NorthRiver]

I am going to be 32 next year, and I am seriously considering a law degree. Any info would be great.

 

[bleeb]

My guess is either 3-4 years. Assuming you do well on LSATS.

 

[Corporate Thug]

3 years, your LSAT scores has nothing to do with time

 

[bleeb]

Originally posted by: shady06
3 years, your LSAT scores has nothing to do with time

Sure it does... you still have to spend time studying for it and you need a decent score to get into a decent school. Also you can only schedule a test on certain months.... since your age is 32, I assume that you've been out of school for sometime. Then you still have to apply for school, get accepted, then start taking classes.

Also, since you are 32, my surmise is that you are probably working and might possibily have a family. Therefore, unless you are able to NOT SLEEP, take care of your family, work, study, go to classes, you might be able to finish it in 3 years but you would be dead. Unless you are superman.

 

[NorthRiver]

Thanks for the info guys. I am married, but this will be all on my own time. I was injured at work, and will have plenty of time to do this. I just wanted to get an average on time to accomplish this. I am looking at Lewis and Clark law college here in Portland. Guess I will have to sign up for the LSAT.

 

[abracadabra1]

Good luck to you, sir. I have mucho respect for people that return to school after working for many years. My aunt is doing it...and she's doing great so far.

 

[Luden]

It took me about two minutes with my Visa card and the intarweb .

Luden.

 

[alkemyst]

It may also be hard to get in at 32 unless you've been a professional student or working in a field that ties into law. Some schools are just wierd and feel older candidates won't cut it (and many don't, dropping out due to finances and responsibilities or underestimating the difficulty).

One thing I would not count on is a big fat paycheck coming automatically with the degree....many lawyers are doing longer stints at schools for specialties and the like to make them stand out....of course a Harvard degree is also a method .

My bank had many attorneys working at $26k-30k....some even less, and of course some pulling in the 5 figure paychecks every two weeks. There are a lot of lawyers out there.

Most schools have a 3 year program, some 4, and I am sure there are some high paced 2 year programs out there (this is all post bachelor's of course).

LSAT is a test you will have to do well on, esp being out of school and/or older. Some schools may even insist on a 'test' semester outside the college of law to see how you do academically...a girl in my class had to do a year outside her college of choice at the university she picked....she really wanted that name on her wall though so did it....personally I'd have picked another school and she had other offers without that BS.

 

[bleeb]

Yeah. I hear Lewis and Clark is pretty good law school.

 

[axelfox]

You can go part time and finish in 4 years (generally).

 

[DevilsAdvocate]

Law school was a positive thing for me, and a negative in some others. Be careful, as attending school may jeopardize eligibility to collect worker's compensation in some jurisdictions, depending on the type of job that you hold

If you want to know anything about law school in general, feel free to AIM me.